Jonny Tata
| Jonny Tata | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "JT" |
| Born | 28 August 1992 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 25g Zen Satori[1] |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Bangarang" by Skrillex[1] |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Quarter-final: 2023 |
| World Masters | Last 128: 2022 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Last 64: 2026 |
| World Series Finals | Last 32: 2025 |
Jonny Tata (born 28 August 1992) is a New Zealand darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He hit the first nine-dart finish in Darts Players New Zealand (DPNZ) Pro Tour history.[2] Tata qualified for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship[3][4] and the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[5]
Darts career
The son of former national champion Ra Tata, Jonny Tata began playing darts aged nine. He won a number of youth titles but gave up playing at the age of 17. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he began to play again.[6]
Tata made his World Series of Darts debut at the 2023 New Zealand Darts Masters. He defeated world number two Peter Wright 6–3 in the first round.[7]
In September 2025, Tata topped the end of season 2025 DPNZ Pro Tour ranking,[8] hitting the first ever nine-dart finish in DPNZ Pro Tour history during his victory in the final of the last event.[2] This qualified him for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship, his first ever PDC World Championship.[8][9] His victory on the Pro Tour also saw him qualify for the 2025 ANZ Premier League, a competition featuring eight of the best darts players from Australia and New Zealand.[10] Tata won the opening night of the tournament in Melbourne, defeating Raymond Smith 5–3 in the final.[11][12]
During the 2026 WDF season, Tata defended the Canterbury Classic title he had won in 2025.[13][1]
Personal life
Tata is Māori, of Ngāti Maniapoto and Te Āti Awa. Outside of darts, Tata works as a truck driver. He has two sons.[14]
World Championship results
WDF
- 2023: Quarter-finals (lost to Andy Baetens 2–4)
PDC
- 2026: Second round (lost to Ryan Meikle 2–3)
Performance timeline
Tata's performance timeline is as follows:[15]
WDF
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WDF major/platinum events | |||
| World Championship | DNQ | QF | |
| World Masters | 2R | NH | |
| Australian Open | DNQ | SF | |
PDC
| Tournament | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC Ranked televised events | |||
| World Championship | DNQ | 2R | |
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | |||
| World Cup | DNQ | RR | |
| World Series Finals | 1R | ||
Dart Players New Zealand Pro Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SF | L16 | SF | SF | L16 | W | SF | W | QF | W | W | W |
| 2026 | SF | F | QF | L32 | L16 | W | F | SF | F | QF |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
References
- 1 2 3 "Jonny Tata". Mastercaller. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- 1 2 Findlater, Gordon (1 October 2025). "Jonny Tata's history making nine darter books his spot at the World Darts Championship". Stuff. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ "Lakeside 2023 – Day 1 Evening Session Report". World Darts Federation. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ "Lakeside 2023 Day 7 Afternoon Session Report". World Darts Federation. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ "Kiwi Tata Says Hello To Ally Pally". Darts World Magazine. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ George, Zoë (11 August 2023). "Meet Jonny Tata: Hutt Valley truckie by day, darts giantkiller by night". Stuff. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ McDonald, Kelvin (5 August 2023). "Debutant Jonny Tata stuns world no. 2 in 'magical' victory at NZ Darts Masters". Te Ao Maori News. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Hello to Tata - Darts Planet TV". 29 September 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ Francis, Ben (30 September 2025). "The Wainuiomata truck driver whose perfect darts streak sealed a World Championship debut". NZ Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ Wood, Kieran (30 September 2025). "Jonny Tata and Ben Robb complete field of participants first Dabble Darts Premier League". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ Barrs, Phill (4 October 2025). "Jonny Tata Makes Dream Start to ANZ Premier League Campaign with Melbourne Triumph - Online Darts". Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ Walczak, Oliwier (5 October 2025). "Tata najlepszy na inaugurację! Wielkie rozpoczęcie ANZ Premier League". Łączy Nas Dart (in Polish). Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Jonny Tata | DartsWDF". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Anderson, Ian (13 August 2026). "Kiwi underdogs Jonny Tata, Ben Robb take on world stars at NZ Darts Masters". The Post. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Jonny Tata Player Profile". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 August 2026.